Recent Refereed Publications:
- Alzaman, C., Ramudhin, A., and Bulgak, A.A., 2010, Gradient Method in Solving Nonlinear Cost of Quality Functions in Supply Chain Network Design, Accepted for publication (September 17, 2010) in the International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management.
- Alzaman, C., Bulgak, A.A., and Ramudhin, A., 2010, Quality in Operational Supply Chain Networks: An Aerospace Case Study, International Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, 426-442.
- Khataie, A., Defersha, F.M., and Bulgak, A.A., 2010, A multi-objective optimization approach for order management: incorporating activity-based costing in supply chains, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 48, No. 17, 5007-5020.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2009, Integrated Cellular Manufacturing Systems Design with Production Planning and Dynamic System Reconfiguration, European Journal of Operational Research, 192 (2009), 414-428.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2009, Cellular manufacturing system design with routing flexibility, machine procurement, production planning and dynamic system configuration, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 47, No. 6, 1573-1600.
- Bektas, T. and Bulgak, A.A., 2008, A Langerengian-based solution approaches for the generalized problem of locating capacitated warehouses in supply chain networks, International Transactions on Operational Research, Vol. 15, pp. 67-85.
- Ramudhin, A., Alzaman, C., and Bulgak, A.A., 2008, Incorporating of Cost of Quality in Supply Chain Design, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 71-86.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2007, Integrated Cellular Manufacturing Systems Design with Production Planning and Dynamic System Reconfiguration, Accepted for publication (September 14, 2007) in the European Journal of Operational Research.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2007, Cellular manufacturing system design with routing flexibility, machine procurement, production planning and dynamic system configuration, Accepted for publication (June 21, 2007) in the International Journal of Production Research.
- Akgunduz A., Turkmen, B. and Bulgak, A.A., 2007, An Investigation of Utilizing the Financial Options in Airline Reservation systems: A Simulation Study, Journal of Pricing and Revenue Management, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 135-150.
- Altiparmak, F., Dengiz, B., and Bulgak, A.A., 2007, Buffer Allocation and Performance Modeling in Asynchronous Assembly System Operations: An Artificial Neural Network Metamodeling Approach, Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 7, pp. 946-956.
- Bulgak, A.A., 2006, Analysis and Design of Split and Merge Unpaced assembly Systems by Metamodeling and Stochastic Search, International Journal of Production Research, Vol 44, No. 18-19, pp. 4067-4080.
- Ganguli, A., Zeng, Y., and Bulgak, A.A., 2006, An Integrated Approach to a Multi-Attribute Decision Problem through a Case Study, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing Book Series, Volume 220/2006, Springer Boston, pp. 261-270.
- Bulgak, A.A. and Pawar, A., 2006, Analysis of Postponement Strategies in Supply Chains, Journal of Science (of ITICU; Istanbul Commerce University), Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 1-21.
- Verter, V., Dasci, A., and Bulgak, A.A., 2001, The Production-Distribution System Design Problem, Encylopedia of Optimization Vol. IV, (Floudus and Pardalos Eds.), Kluwer Publications, pp. 383-392.
- Alata, M., Jarrah, M., Demirli, K., and Bulgak, A.A., 2000, Fuzzy Gain Scheduling for Position Control of a Robot Manipulator, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 8 (2000) pp. 111-120.
- Sun, B, Zhong, B., Cui, M., Bulgak, A.A., 2000, Quality Assurance Information System for Agile Manufacturing, Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronatics & Astronatics, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 71-77.
Recent Refereed Conference Proceedings:
- Khatie, A. and Bulgak, A.A., and Segovia, J.J., 2010, Advanced Decision support Tool by Integrating Activity-Based Costing and Management to System Dynamics, Proceedings of the PICMET 2010 Conference, Phuket, Thailand, July18-22, 2010.
- Ramudhin, A., Bulgak, A.A., and Fowler, J., 2010, A Business Process Improvement Study in a Specialized North American Hospital, Proceedings of the PICMET 2010 Conference, Phuket, Thailand, July18-22, 2010.
- Defersha F.M., Chen, M., and Bulgak, A.A., 2009, A Production Planning Model for a Hybrid Manufacturing-Remanufacturing System in Reverse Logistics, Accepted (September 11, 2009) to appear in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Business, Management, and Economics (ICMBE 2009), Cesme, Turkey.
- Khatie, A. and Bulgak, A.A., 2009, An Activity Based Costing Approach for Order Management in Supply Chains, Accepted (May 5, 2009) to appear in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Business, Management, and Economics (ICMBE 2009), Cesme, Turkey.
- Alzaman, C., Ramudhin, A., and Bulgak, A.A., 2009, Heuristic Procedures to Solve a Binary Nonlinear Supply Chain Model: A Case Study from the Aerospace Industry, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE39), Troyes, France.
- Khatie, A.H., Bulgak, A.A., and Segovia, J.J., 2009, New Mathematical Approach in Integration of Activity-Based Costing Information in Supply Chain Order Management, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE39), Troyes, France.
- Defersha F.M., Chen, M., and Bulgak, A.A., 2009, A Production Planning Model for a Hybrid Manufacturing-Remanufacturing System in Reverse Logistics, Proceedings of the International Conference on Management Technology and Applications (ICMTA 2009), Beijing, China.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2008, An ILP-embedded Tabu Search heuristic for the design of integrated cellular manufacturing systems with production planning and dynamic system reconfiguration 2nd International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing (META'08). Hammamet, Tunisia.
- Bulgak, A.A., Alzaman, C., and Ramudhin, A., 2008, Incorporating the Cost of Quality in Supply Chain Design, Proceedings of the PICMET 2008 Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, July 27, 31.
- Khatie, A.H., Defersha, F.M., Bulgak, A.A., 2008, Maximizing Supply Chain Profits Through Integration of the Residual Capacity, Proceedings of the Sixth Annual International Symposium on Supply Chain Management, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, October 15-17, 2008.
- Niroomand, I., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2008, Capacitated Staircase Costs Function Warehouse Location Problem, Proceedings of the YAEM 2008 Conference , Istanbul Turkey, June 30-July 2, 2008.
- Bayat, P. and Bulgak, A.A., 2008, Integrating Capacitated Lot-Sizing and Lot-Streaming in Flowshop Schedules with Time Varying Demand, Proceedings of the YAEM 2008 Conference, Istanbul Turkey, June 30-July 2, 2008.
- Khatie, A.H., Defersha, F.M., Bulgak, A.A., 2008, Maximizing Supply Chain Profits With Effective Order Management, Proceedings of the YAEM 2008 Conference, Istanbul Turkey, June 30-July 2, 2008.
- Alzaman C, A. Ramudhin, A. Bulgak, 2007, Incorporating Quality Considerations in Supply Chain Network Design: An Aerospace Case Study’, Proceeding of the Fifth Annual International Symposium on Supply Chain Management, 17-19 October 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, pp. 57 -74.
- Ramudhin, A., Alzaman, C., and Bulgak, A.A., 2007, Genetic Algorithm Combined with a Gradient Search Method in Solving a Supply Chain Model, accepted to appear (Dec. 6, 2006) in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management - IESM'06, Beijing, China.
- Alzaman, C., Bulgak, A.A., Ramudhin, A., 2007, Integration of cost of quality in the supply chain design: A strategic decision making tool, Proceedings of the 3rd International Strategic Management Conference, Antalya, Turkey, pp. 437-446.
- Ah kioon, S., Bulgak, A.A., and Bektas, T., 2006, A Mathematical Programming Approach to the Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems Integrating Production Planning and System Reconfiguration, Proceedings of the YA/EM’2006 Conference, Kocaeli, Turkey, pp. 277-280.
- Bektas, T. and Bulgak, A.A., 2006, A Mathematical Programming Approach to the Capacitated Warehouse Location Problem in a Supply Chain Network, Proceedings of the YA/EM’2006 Conference, Kocaeli, Turkey, pp. 98-101.
- Turkmen, B., Bulgak, A.A., and Akgunduz A., 2006, A New Approach to the Airline Industries’ Revenue Management through Options, The Effects of Globalization in Financial Reporting (a special edition journal, ISBN: 975651616X), (a special edition journal publication of the invited extended version of the article based on the 25-29 May Conference Proceedings), pp. 93-102.
- Bulgak, A.A., 2005, A Hybrid Design Approach of Unpaced Fork and Join Open Assembly Systems by Metamodeling and Stochastic Search, accepted to appear in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Production Research, Salerno, Italy.
- Yi, X., Chen, M., and Bulgak, A.A., 2005, Manufacturing Facility Layout for Remanufacturing and Quality Improvement, accepted to appear in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Production Research, Salerno, Italy.
- Ramudhin, A., Alzaman, C., and Bulgak, A.A., 2005, Incorporating Cost of Quality in Supply Chain Design, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management - IESM'05, Marrakech, Morocco, 16-19 May 2005.
- Turkmen, B., Bulgak, A.A., and Akgunduz, A., 2005, An Options Approach to Revenue Management Problem in Airline Industries, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Effects of Globalization on Financial Reporting, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Turkmen, B., Bulgak, A.A., and Akgunduz, A., 2004, A Revenue Opportunity Model for Airline Industries for Deregulated Global Market, Proceedings of the YA/EM’2004 Conference, Adana Turkey, pp. 202-204.
- Bulgak, A.A. and Shastri, M.N., 2004, Design Optimization of Fork and Join Open Assembly Systems via Genetic Algorithms, Proceedings of the 2004 IERC Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.
- Altiparmak, F., Dengiz, B., and Bulgak, A.A., 2002, Optimization of Buffer Sizes in Assembly Systems Using Intelligent Systems, Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, San Diego, Califfornia, USA, pp. 1157-1162.
- Sun, B.B., Jia, M.P., Zhong B.L., and Bulgak, A.A., 2000, Development of a Distributed Quality Information System for an Agile Manufacturing Environment, Systems Integrity and Maintenance Proceedings, ACSIM2000, Nanjing, China, 356-360.